‘I thought, at what point have I ever been his son? Was I his son when he intentionally injected me with HIV?’

His father was denied parole for five years in July.

He said: ‘There have been times I’ve woken up from nightmares, scared he might come back to finish the job.

‘I may have forgiven him, but even in forgiveness I believe you have to pay the consequences.’

Thanks to the advances in treatment for HIV, Brryan’s HIV status is undetectable, basically meaning there is no chance of him passing the virus on.

Speaking about his desire to have children at some point in the future, he concluded: ‘I’d like to root my kids in hope. I want to give them a vision that the world is a peaceful place and I am always going to be there to protect them.